therein lies the rub

English

Etymology

Misquotation from Shakespeare's Hamlet: "ay, there's the rub".

Phrase

therein lies the rub

  1. That is where the problem is.
    I tried to back up my database to a USB flash drive, but it isn't big enough. Therein lies the rub.
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